Letter to the editor. Abolish our electric areas

On October 20, our southernmost electricity area had a 1,022 percent higher electricity price than the northernmost of our four electricity areas. Germany has eight times more inhabitants than Sweden, but only has one electricity area. Why should Sweden have four electricity areas?

It is completely unimaginable and outrageous that we have introduced an anti-competitive factor for companies operating in the electricity areas SE3 and SE4, i.e. south of the Dalälven. For some companies, electricity is the most important input.

One factor that affects electricity prices, especially in SE4, is the German gas prices, which is why, according to the EU, gas should be excluded when pricing. The president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, believes that the pricing model the EU uses means that the electricity prices on the market are not relevant in relation to the cost of producing the electricity.

Unfortunately, Sweden's government has opposed a change. That our government in this way undermines equal competition for companies in Sweden should be tried legally.